crys

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A form of kris — A traditional Indonesian, Malaysian, or Filipino sword or dagger having a tapering, usually serpentine blade.

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Meanings

crys1

nouncrys (plural cryses)

plural cryses

  1. archaicArchaic form of kris.

crys2

verb
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of cries.
    1 more example

    Some are acute for the Lob; which is, going into a Shop to have a Guinea or Pistole chang'd, and the Change being given, the bringer of the Gold telling it over, Palms Two or Three Shillings, then returning the Money, says there wants so much, which the Shop-keeper telling over again, and finding short, very innocently crys 'tis true, and makes up the Summ.

    1703, Hell Upon Earth, page 4

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

scry
Cite this entry
APA

crys. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crys

MLA

“crys.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crys. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crys,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crys.

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